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LOT 1058
Luristan Socketted Axehead
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/8 in. (243 grams, 86 mm).
A small, heavy socketted bronze axehead with convex cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEnglish collection formed in the 1990s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Unadorned weapons, especially axes, adzes and picks, were made by Luristan craftsmen using simple clay or stone bivalve moulds, into which was inserted a core to form the socket for the shaft. Typically, the metallic composition consisted of a combination of arsenical bronze and copper, together with a small percentage of lead.
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